THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ACCOUNTING SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF UNILVER NIGERIA PLC)

 THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ACCOUNTING SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF UNILVER NIGERIA PLC)

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Before now, business Success was built on the ability to move goods and services with speed and accuracy. Today, information has become the fuel that powers business Success .In contemporary Cooperate world, information technology is deployed to gain competitive edge.

Information technology has been defined as the processing and distribution of data using computer hard ware, software, telecommunication, and digital electronic (Encarta Encyclopedia: 2004).

Therefore it is now obvious that computer component of information technology can no longer stand alone without the combination of other component. However, management planning and control responsibilities are also par amount to a successful enterprise and they represent a mandatory of an Organization to progress and survive in today highly unpredictable and competitive business environment. The projected plan of operation must be decisive and dynamic timely, intelligent planning must be predicated on current known fact and a thorough analysis and realistic approach to inevitable Feature probabilities .These key requirement for planning directions will lead to Business probability and an equitable return on investment, which are the objective of a successful management….

 THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ACCOUNTING SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF UNILVER NIGERIA PLC)